The bones are the oldest human remains ever discovered in Poland by 50,000 years
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October 15, 2018October 15, 2018Science
Carlsberg glues beer cans together as it abandons plastic rings
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October 15, 2018October 15, 2018Science
At what point do we admit that geoengineering is an option?
In 1883, Krakatoa erupted, spewing volcanic ash and gas into the stratosphere, making clouds more reflective and cooling the entire planet by roughly 1° C that year. In 2018, the UN reported that human activity has already raised Earth’s temperature by 1°, and if we don’t do something drastic soon, the results will...
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October 15, 2018October 15, 2018Science
“Fixed mindsets” might be why we don’t understand statistics
Study finds people prefer complicated methods because that's what they're used to.
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October 14, 2018October 15, 2018Science
Child ‘Vampire’ Was Buried 1,550 Years Ago in Italy
A 1,550-year-old "vampire burial" of a child with a rock stuffed into his or her mouth has been discovered in an ancient cemetery in Lugnano, Italy.
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October 14, 2018October 15, 2018Science
What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One?
New research suggests a belief in oneness has broad implications for psychological functioning and compassion for those are outside of our immediate circle.
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October 13, 2018October 15, 2018Science
The Milky Way Could Be Spreading Life From Star to Star
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics addresses the possibility of panspermia on a galactic (and intergalactic) scale
The post The Milky Way Could Be Spreading Life From Star to Star appeared first on Universe Today.
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October 13, 2018October 15, 2018Science
Google AI claims 99% accuracy in metastatic breast cancer detection
Metastatic tumors — cancerous cells which break away from their tissue of origin, travel through the body through the circulatory or lymph systems, and form new tumors in other parts of the body — are notoriously difficult to detect. A 2009 study of 102 breast cancer patients at two Boston health centers found that...
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October 13, 2018October 15, 2018Science
What Made Neil Armstrong the Right Man to Be First on the Moon, as Told in 1969
Initially, he didn't even want to be an astronaut
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October 13, 2018October 15, 2018Science
Amateurs used a Chinese satellite to photograph Earth and the moon
A tiny Chinese satellite in lunar orbit is designed to accept commands from amateurs, and has captured a new view of the Earth and its moon